At 10:20 AM 5/31/99 +1000, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I need to protect my PIC16LF84 against reverse polarity. Why not put a
diode between VCC & Gnd ( Cathode to VCC)
Since it will be reversed biased normally it won't hurt you
and if the supply is reversed it will conduct.  In fact if
you use a Germanium diode you can clamp the reverse voltage
to 0.3 Volts.


73,
Dan Welch
w6dfw@qsl.net